In a unique move to help its Consumers take better control of their energy usage, Tata Power, India’s largest integrated utility rolled out a new service ‘Know Your Electricity Consumption’ that allows its customers to view their power consumption trend through an online dashboard.
The company in a statement issued to the media said, Consumers of Tata Power, can view power consumption for any given month, day and hour at the click of a button, thus helping them have a better understanding of their electricity usage patterns and take corrective measures to reduce their power bill. An additional benefit ensures that consumers can better manage their Demand and reschedule their activities to avail Time of Day (ToD) tariff incentives including controlling power factor & thus incentives themselves.
The new “Know Your Electricity Consumption” service of providing daily energy consumption analytics, is offered to residential, commercial and industrial consumers of Tata Power who are on Automated Meter Reading (AMR) mechanism,. The Consumers can access their consumption data through a weblink or receive periodic update on e-mail from Tata Power.
The Company had done extensive testing and analysis of load data to ensure feedback on electricity consumption shared with customers are of the highest possible integrity and adds value to Consumers.
Mr. Minesh Dave, President-T&D, Tata Power said, “We believe the definition of cost of power has expanded beyond the environmental and conventional economic boundaries. The ability to read and analyse electricity consumption data on a daily basis not only provides scope to save energy bill for our residential, commercial and industrial consumers but also helps them keep a check on their carbon footprint and thus elevates them to the status of a responsible consumer. This AMR-based service is part of our larger digital initiatives which reaffirms our philosophy of keeping customers’ interests at the core of everything we do.”
Irregular spikes in energy consumption data will also help customers keep an eye on power theft which is not uncommon in some markets in the country. While the AMR-based system cannot stop power theft by itself, it will provide a clearer view of consumption patterns, thus empowering customers to take corrective action without delay
This service is complemented by a range of digital offerings from Tata Power such as bill payment and support services like Tina, the voice-based chatbot powered by Google launched earlier this year.
Tata Power is India’s largest integrated power company and, together with its subsidiaries & jointly controlled entities, has an installed capacity of 10857 MW. A pioneer in the field, it has a presence across the entire power value chain: Generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro and thermal energy; transmission & distribution, trading and coal & freight logistics. With renewable energy assets in solar and wind accounting for 22% of the company's portfolio, Tata Power is a leader in clean energy generation. In line with the company's view on sustainable and clean energy development, Tata Power is steering the transformation of utilities to integrated solutions by looking at new business growth in EV charging & storage, distributed generation & rooftops, microgrids and home automation & smart meters.
It has successful public-private partnerships in generation, transmission & distribution in India namely: ‘Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.’ with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi; 'Tata Power Ajmer Distribution Ltd.' with Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. for distribution in Ajmer; 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi; 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand. Tata Power is serving more than 2.6 million distribution consumers in India and has developed the country’s first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology.
With growing international focus, Tata Power's global presence includes strategic investments in Indonesia through a 30% stake in the coal company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC); 26% stake in mines at PT Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk (BSSR); in Singapore through Trust Energy Resources; in South Africa through a joint venture called ‘Cennergi’ to develop projects in sub-Sahara Africa; in Zambia through a 50:50 joint venture with ZESCO for 120 MW Hydro project; in Georgia through AGL which is a joint venture with Clean Energy, Norway & IFC for development of 187 MW hydro project; in Bhutan through a hydro project in partnership with The Royal Government of Bhutan.
With its 103 years track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for multi-fold growth and committed to 'lighting up lives' for generations to come. Visit us at: www.tatapower.com.
